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Automated detection of hypoglycemia-induced EEG changes recorded by subcutaneous
electrodes in subjects with type 1 diabetes-The brain as a biosensor.
AIMS: Hypoglycemia unawareness is a common condition associated with increased
risk of severe hypoglycemia. We test the hypothesis that specific changes in the
electroencephalogram (EEG) during hypoglycemia can be recorded by subcutaneous
electrodes and processed by a general mathematical algorithm, and that
hypoglycemia associated EEG changes appear before the development of severe
hypoglycemia. METHODS: Fifteen patients with type 1 diabetes were exposed to
insulin-induced hypoglycemia and EEG was recorded. The cognitive function was
evaluated by repeated cognitive testing. Insulin infusion was terminated when
plasma glucose reached 1.8mmol/l or when the subjects showed obvious signs of
cognitive dysfunction. EEG was analyzed by an automated mathematical algorithm
with a predefined threshold of hypoglycemia. RESULTS: Hypoglycemia associated EEG
changes were detected by the mathematical algorithm in all subjects. Plasma
glucose at the time of EEG changes above the threshold value ranged from 2.0 to
3.4mmol/l and occurred 29+/-28min (range 3-113min) before termination of insulin
infusion. CONCLUSIONS: Hypoglycemia associated EEG changes could be detected by
an automated mathematical algorithm in all subjects exposed to insulin-induced
hypoglycemia. In 12 of 15 patients, EEG changes occurred before severe
hypoglycemia as evaluated by the cognitive testing.
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Autoren:
Juhl CB
; Hojlund K
; Elsborg R
; Poulsen MK
; Selmar PE
; Holst JJ
; Christiansen C
; Beck-Nielsen H
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Quelle:
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Jan 12.
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| Literaturrecherche: U.S.National Library of Medicine's PubMed®
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